Caroline Meeking jailed for husband’s car row killing – BBC News
“A woman who caused the death of her husband in a crash by pulling on the handbrake in a drunken row has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 6th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: domestic violence
Judge slams ‘blah blah blah’ court papers – Daily Telegraph
“A judge told prosecutors to act more seriously after court papers included the words ‘blah, blah, blah’ and ‘yakkity schmakitty’ in them.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Extending domestic violence protection – Home Office
“Young people under 18 could be included in the cross-government definition of domestic violence for the first time, under a consultation launched by the Home Secretary Theresa May today (14 December).”
Home Office, 14th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Government may expand definition of domestic violence – BBC News
“The government is launching a consultation on whether the definition of domestic violence should be widened.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife jailed for fatal TV row attack – The Independent
“A dental nurse was jailed for 10 years today for killing her husband in a row over what to watch on television.”
The Independent, 6th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Honour’ crimes against women in UK rising rapidly, figures show – The Guardian
“The number of women and girls in the UK suffering violence and intimidation at the hands of their families or communities is increasing rapidly, according to figures revealing the nationwide scale of ‘honour’ abuse for the first time.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge allows Joanna Michael murder damages claim – BBC News
“Solicitors for the family of a Cardiff woman murdered by her ex-partner say a judge has ruled a damages claim against two police forces can continue.”
BBC News, 26th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Successful prosecutions for violence against women and girls up by 6,500 cases in 2010-11 – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service is successfully prosecuting more cases than ever of offences of violence against women and girls.”
Crown Prosecution Service,
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Lords tear into legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders passed its second reading in the House of Lords last night after an eight-hour battering from peers. Following a debate in which 51 of the 54 members who rose to speak criticised the bill, justice minister Lord McNally, responding for the government, promised ‘to listen’ to the ‘strong concerns’ raised particularly in relation to domestic violence and clinical negligence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Testicle bite woman Maria Topp given suspended sentence – BBC News
“A mother of four who admitted biting her boyfriend’s scrotum during a drunken row has been given a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 11th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Clare’s law: Government urged to back campaign – BBC News
“The government has been urged to support a campaign by the father of a Salford woman who was murdered by a man she met on Facebook.”
BBC News, 7th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife strangled after smashing up husband’s Star Wars toys – Daily Telegraph
“A husband has been found guilty of murder for strangling his Thai wife after she smashed up his collection of Star Wars toys.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape case woman wins appeal bid – BBC News
“A woman jailed for falsely retracting rape charges against her husband has won the right to appeal her conviction for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man laced wife’s food with steroids – Daily Telegraph
“A man has escaped jail after he secretly added steroids to his wife’s food to make her put on weight and ‘keep her at home’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abused women will suffer from legal aid cuts, charity claims – The Guardian
“More women living in abusive relationships will be killed or driven to suicide if the government pushes through cuts to legal aid, a leading national charity has warned.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultation on ‘Clare’s Law’ launched – Home Office
“The public are to be asked their views on whether to introduce a scheme for disclosing information about an individual’s history of domestic violence to a new partner, the Home Secretary Theresa May announced today.”
Home Office, 25th October 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Wife murderers in ‘loss of control’ Appeal Court bid – BBC News
“The Court of Appeal is being urged to overturn the convictions of three men who killed their wives in the first appeals after a change to murder laws.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman guilty of stabbing husband to death in TV row – BBC News
“A north London woman who stabbed her husband during a row over what to watch on TV has been cleared of his murder.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Testicle bite woman Maria Topp faces jail for Newcastle boyfriend attack – BBC News
“A mother of four who admitted biting her boyfriend’s testicles during a drunken row has been warned she is facing jail.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Consultation begins on domestic violence disclosure scheme – The Guardian
“Women could soon have the right to know whether a new partner has a history of domestic violence under proposed legislation announced by the home secretary, Theresa May. The Home Office has launched a consultation over how a national domestic violence disclosure scheme could work in practice following a campaign by the father of Clare Wood, who was strangled in 2009 by an ex-boyfriend she had met through Facebook.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
